The Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine is part of the Medical Sciences Division. It hosts one of the largest groupings of Biomedical Researchers in the University Sector, and is also responsible for a significant part of the teaching of clinical medical students with the Oxford Medical School.

Posted 30/03/2015

The Personalised Medicine World Conference (PMWC) will take place in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, April 15-17.

PMWC is an independent conference attracting experts from healthcare, biomedical sciences and biotechnology. The conference will showcase practical content aiming to close the knowledge gap between different sectors, moving towards further adoption of personalised medicine in the clinic. PMWC UK will feature an array of world-leaders from the clinical, research, regulatory and industry arenas.

Posted 25/03/2015

Scientists have traced the history of European and African migration to the Americas by running genetic information from 4,000 individuals from more than 64 different populations around the world through a high-resolution analysis. The scientists used a technique called haplotype-based analysis to compare the pattern of genes in these 'recipient populations' to 'donor populations' in areas where migrants to America came from. Professor Simon Myers,University Lecturer in Bioinformatics,at the WTCHG was a co-author on the study published in Nature Communications.

The Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU) is a large-scale clinical and public health research unit based in Vietnam. They are hosted by the Hospital of Tropical Diseases (HTD) in Ho Chi Minh City, and the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases (NHTD) in Hanoi. They also have sister units in Kathmandu, and Jakarta.

OUCRU have made significant scientific achievements over the last 20 years. The Unit works on research and clinical trials for both infectious and non-infectious diseases. This video features an interview with Professor Guy Thwaites, the Unit's new Director.

As part of the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics Women in Science series, Professor Helen McShane spoke about juggling her career with raising three children (her children are currently 8, 12 and 14).

"I didn't plan it like this but I have ended up somewhere that I am very happy with." "I would say to many people that I have a job that I love, possibly the best job in the world and that I am very lucky."